India's multidimensional poverty has plummeted dramatically over the past two decades, dropping from 55.3% in FY05-06 to just 11.28% in FY22-23, according to the latest Economic Survey 2024-25. This ...

India's extreme poverty rate declined sharply to 5.3% over a decade from 27.1% in 2011-12 even as the World Bank revised upwards its threshold poverty line to USD 3 per day. Given India's inflation ...

NEW DELHI: India has successfully lifted 171 million people out of extreme poverty in the decade spanning from 2011-12 to 2022-23, according to the World Bank's latest "Poverty & Equity Brief." The ...

India has made strong progress in reducing poverty, with both income-based and non-monetary indicators showing steady improvement, according to the Economic Survey.

Close to 25 crore people have come out of multidimensional poverty due to the government's efforts over a decade,” the finance minister said.

The government’s targeted welfare measures have significantly reduced poverty and improved income distribution, with the ...

VESTAL, N.Y. (WBNG) -- Those walking along the Vestal Rail Trail on Saturday may have come across Inches for India. The new non-profit was started by two sisters looking to give back to their family’s ...

India knows how to count the poor. From ration cards to multi-decade surveys such as the National Sample Survey, there are sophisticated systems to track deprivation – who’s getting by, who’s falling ...

The World Bank says that India has made radical strides in eliminating extreme poverty. The reality on the ground is more complicated.